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When rumors leaked earlier this month that Yellowstone may end after its current fifth season because Kevin Costner is locked in a standoff over his shooting dates, few associated with the show were surprised.

Puck’s Biggest Stories of 2023

In the past year, Puck’s expanding roster of superstar reporters broke the news surrounding Shari Redstone’s fire sale, Kevin Costner’s war with Yellowstone, Chris Licht’s CNN ouster, and Kylie Jenner’s foray into fast fashion, just to name a few. Herewith, 15 of the biggest stories that defined this year.

The Editors • December 19, 2023

William D. Cohan • December 13, 2023

I Know What You Did Last Sumner

Sumner and Shari Redstone in 2012.

An examination of the hidden complexities in Gerry Cardinale and David Ellison’s clever attempt to buy National Amusements from Shari Redstone—and, with it, the controlling stake in Paramount Global.

Matthew Belloni & William D. Cohan • December 11, 2023

The Inside Conversation: Shari, Ellison & The Paramount Sale Scenarios

David Ellison arrives for Paramount's ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ premiere in New York City on June 5, 2023.

Should Skydance and RedBird go after National Amusements, the parent company of the Redstone media assets? Or does a deal for Paramount Global make more sense?

The Redstone family’s 10 percent economic stake in Paramount Global is now worth $1.1 billion.

William D. Cohan • December 10, 2023

Shari’s Heirloom Sale & Iger’s Peltz Defense

News and notes on the latest intrigues from the media investor swirl.

Shari Redstone arrives at the Sun Valley Resort for the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2018, in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Matthew Belloni • December 8, 2023

Shari Inches Toward Parting With Paramount

Skydance is kicking the tires on the Redstone assets. David Ellison and RedBird’s Gerry Cardinale are taking the lead, but it’s super early, and a potential deal could take several different shapes.

Producer David Ellison attends the Royal Film Performance and U.K. Premiere of Top Gun: Maverick at Leicester Square on May 19, 2022 in London.

Matthew Belloni • November 27, 2023

Final Strike Jitters, Disney Blame Game & A Shari-Ellison Scenario

A special Thanksgiving mailbag answering the town’s most burning questions, including what happens if SAG-AFTRA rejects its deal, an odd funeral no-show, and what to do with all the antisemitism around Hollywood.

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio in 2019.

William D. Cohan • November 5, 2023

Dalio Dish, Shari’s Bounce & Mungerology

News and notes and the latest intrigue swirling around Wall Street: what’s in the Dalio book, Munger’s wisdom, and Shari’s choice.

The inevitability of a Paramount sale is something Shari’s fellow media executives have taken for granted since she seized the reins of CBS and Viacom from her father, Sumner.

Dylan Byers • October 27, 2023

Zaz-Shari, Bezos’ Note & ABC News Blues

News and notes from around the media industry.

Shari Redstone’s Paramount Global now has a market value of $9.75 billion.

William D. Cohan • August 20, 2023

Paramount Existentialism & More Goldmanology

Notes on the Wall Street chatter animating the Sconset crowd: Shari Redstone vs. Tyler Perry, the trials of David Solomon, and Steve Schwarzman’s word on Trump.

Who would be a logical buyer, if anyone, of the slimmed-down Paramount Global?

William D. Cohan • August 9, 2023

Are You There, Aryeh? It’s Me, Shari…

Now that S&S is coming off the books, and with BET likely next, what might a market look like for a deal-fit, debt-trimmed Paramount Global?